predate

• Глагол, используемый для указания на то, что что-то существовало или произошло раньше чего-то другого во времени.

A verb used to indicate that something existed or occurred before something else in time.

1. To exist earlier thanB2formal

   To occur or exist before something else in time.

   Предшествовать

   • The ancient ruins predate the Roman Empire by several centuries.
   • This custom predates written history.
   • The fossils predate the earliest known human settlements.

   Synonymsantecedeantedatecome beforeprecede

   Antonymsfollowpostdatesucceed

2. To come before in orderB2formal

   To precede something in a sequence or arrangement.

   Предшествовать

   • The introduction predates the main argument in the essay.
   • The first chapter predates the detailed analysis.
   • The initial draft predates the final version by a month.

   Synonymsantecedeantedatecome beforeforegoprecede

   Antonymsfollowpostdatesucceed

3. To prey on or huntB2formalscientific

   To hunt, kill, or feed on other animals.

   Охотиться

   • Lions predate on zebras and other herbivores.
   • Some birds predate on insects and small rodents.
   • The predator predates on weaker members of the herd.

   Synonymscatcheatfeed onhuntkill

4. To assign an earlier dateC1formalscientific

   To establish or claim that something existed or occurred earlier than previously thought.

   Датировать более ранним временем

   • The archaeologist predated the artifact by carbon dating.
   • New evidence predates the manuscript to the 12th century.
   • The researcher predated the discovery to a much earlier period.

   Synonymsantedatebackdate

   Antonymspostdate